If you’ve ever encountered the domed shell of a horseshoe crab, chances are it was on a sandy beach. Until recently, beaches were believed to be the only places where horseshoe crab eggs could hatch ...

When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...

An ancient aquatic species that's been around for 450 million years is facing extinction as a series of factors work against ...

Susan Linder, a horseshoe crab egg density team leader with the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition examines a crab during an interview with The Associated Press at Reeds Beach in Cape May Court House, ...

Along the Atlantic Coast, one species is supporting ecological and human health — the American horseshoe crab. In Maryland, horseshoe crabs are a common site on the coast and in coastal bays. Harvest ...

Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...

(AP) — The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a chance to reproduce.

PORTLAND, Maine — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized item ...

A petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to extend endangered species protection to horseshoe crabs is gaining traction, with a bevy of organizations now backing the ...